KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 — The government needs to find alternatives that can guarantee the stability of the country’s rice industry, Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC)...
In Klang, Penang Tiam Kuih Kopitiam fries up crispy 'pisang goreng' and 'nien koh' just like Penang Tanjung Bungah's Hin PinRice distributor Pemborong Manjoi stack packets of rice at their shop in Manjoi, Ipoh, October 10, 2023.
PAC vice-chairman Wong Shu Qi said that while the issue does not seem big, it affects the local paddy farmers and their survival. “Updates on the Padi Rice Subsidy Scheme was not monitored by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security hence resulted in untidy payment management of the SSHP by Bernas, and is the cause of a payment worth RM0.73 million being paid to 300 farmers after they have died,” she told a press conference at Parliament this afternoon.
The PAC found that the Agriculture and Food Security Ministry’s key performance indicator report for the year 2021 contradicted reports of Bernas’ machinery supply performance, and that there was no upkeep of the machinery used, resulting in damage.However, information released by the Auditor-General in its dashboard listed the machinery as having been repaired and is in use now.
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